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I'D or EDUCATION, ALPHA
Alpha. Mlch.. Mar. 1st. rs

Alpha, Mich, Mar. 1st 1916
special meeting OF the Board OF
Education OF the Mastodon Township
Schools was held at the Porter School
in the Village of Alpha. at three o'clock
p. NJ. on above date. Present: Roy G..
Whitehead, s. + Bracegirdle and John
Erikson.
Moved by Erikson, supported by
Bracegirdle that Or. Edwards be en-
gagged TO make physical inspection OF
all the school children in the Town
ship. Motion carried.
Moved by Bracegirdle, supported by
Erikson that first aid cabinet be ,ro-
cured for each one of the schols in the
Township. Motion carried.
Moved by Erikson. supported by
Bracegirdle that all the teachers, now
teaching in the Township be rendered
the same positions for the next ensu-
ing year, and that all those who wish
TO remain send In there acceptance in
writing on or before the 10th OF March
1916. Motion carried
The Auditing committee submitted
the following report:
Teachers Pay Roll, Feb. ...... $4,000
Janitors' Pay Roll Feb,........ 5000
julius Andrae e. Sons Co. sup. 4.50
Transportation. February 1000
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ScHn0L NEWS

ON next Friday evening there Will
be declamatory contest between
pupils of the 9Th grade OF the Porter
school in the school auditorium An
admission OF 5 and 10 cents will be
charged. the proceeds TO go TO the
picture fund of the school The pro-
gram for the contest has been pre-
pared with great care and contains the
following numbers
Anvil Chorus Girls OF Upper Grades
Defamation ... Jean Val Jean"
Defamation ......'' Whispering Bill"
Selection ,..,...t. Imperial Quartette
Defamation independence Bell"
Defamation unknown Speaker"
Solo violin .... Miss Bert Erikson
Defamation ..............."C "Connor"
Folk Dance Highland Fling
.,.....t.....+.. Orchestra
Swedish Mountain Dance
.........,...=.-.. Upper Grade Girls
Decision OF Judges
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tai Falls.

tai Falls
Mrs Bishop entertained her lady
friends at an afternoon tea last Thurs
day evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Shoemaker had as
guests at dinner Thursday evening
the teachers OF the Porter school.
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There is no toll between this village
and Crystal Falls Any phone user in
Crystal Falls is privileged TO talk TO
any phone user in Alpha without any
extra charge and the line between the
two places is very busy one as re-
suit
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ALPHA VI. T.. CHURCH

Services in Porter school auditorium
1000 A. M-"Growth"
1890 A. NJ. Sunday School.
$50 p. NJ. Epworth League
1880 =. MA Square Deal"
G. Chester Shoemaker.
Pastor.
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Mr.. Banski OF Menominee Is in AL
pha this week taking subscriptions for
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Dave Mendelson has purchased a
Paige light six car from the Alpha
agency
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WHEN YoU WANT
Supervisor Celia Mathews

WIRING
for electricity done, don't be satisfied
with any but the most expert. Then II
will be perfectly safe and will not mar
in any way the appearance of wall or
ceiling. Better send for us TO be sure.
Let us furnish the lamps ms. well as the
wiring also. We have those that give
most light with the least current.
Kazilek Electric Company
MOberg Bldg.
Alpha, Mich. Phone IL.
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AL PHI A NE w S

Johnson l.. V. res. es.................2 2S
Judson Mine, Office ...............s 8
Lawry r. G. res. Fire dept &
police, ..,....... IL j..
Mendelson Dave, store e.........,,..17
Miners Drug store, pay station IA
Pay Station Public, X. +. Co. store. 3
Perkins w J. res es..........t......., 3
Porter School, office. ce...............13
Rossi Silyio, res .........e...,..;. .23
Schonman Dave, store ....t.,.... =. %
uren w. j, res, Justice, e,,...s......27
Village Hall, Clerks desk. ..,.,12 w.
Village of Alpha, pump station. ~ NJ.
Yollendorf u. o. res s.-.....,.... 20 j.
Wright a. J. res s.................... 25
Voornas Bros Candy store. .........33
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ALPHA PHONE SERVICE
Latest Equipment Has Been Installed
and Excellent Service Given

The Alpha Telephone company has
service can be intelligently considered.
There was some idea prevalent when
the project was first talked of that the
concern would be OF the "haywire"
type but all such impressions have
been efiectually removed by the exhi-
bits that The company has made
To Peter Garrigan. more than to
any other must be given the credit for
getting this telephone matter started.
He had had experience with independ
ent companies Al Carney and other
points in Menominee county and he
knew just how to go to work to start
the ball rolling for a company at Al
pha.
lie was given enthusiastic support
from all Of our people and succeeded
better than he expected. The Bell peo-
pie are very liberal in their charges for
concerns OF The kind and IL was not
difficult for him TO get fixed up with
them The work was 10 get sufficient
subscriptions to the stock of the com
pany 60 finance the local exchange.
The people here are loyal to Alpha
and he was successful and finally a
meeting OF the stockholders was called
and the following officers chosen:
President Roy G Whitehead
Vice President Dr J. = Edwards.
Secretary Peter Garrigan
Treasurer Paul Anderson
Manager G. J Kazilek
Directors Roy G. Whitehead, DR. j.
2. Edwards. Peter Garrigan Paul An
derson. + c Bradley aud VIM. J. Per
kins
MIR. Kazilek. the manager, has had
considerable experience IN telephone
matters lie Is an electrician and has
charge OF the lighting system here so
II works In very nicely with his busi-
ness.
One Of the very best outfits that
could be bought was secured the sys-
TEN being an "all cable" one. The
system branches on the trunk line Of
the Bell at Alpha. a separate wire
from Crystal Falls 10 Alpha doing duty
for the Alpha exchange only
The switch board Is OF the very lat
est type and * complete in every way.
That II is Of the best type can easily be
appreciated when one talks over the
line.
The list OF subscribers numbers 35
and Is as follows
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No.
Report Of the Condition the
the State Of Michigan
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-09

cologist, that the ash heap substance
was potassium cyanide, and that il was
10 per cent pure, be stricken out on the
grounds that no proper analysis was
made. II was overruled by Judge Dom
nelly, and James II. Wilkerson, chief Of
counsel for the defence, then made the
usual motion to take the case from the
jury and dismiss the prisoner. The
motion was denied
Fred l.. Wenban, the undertaken who
cared for Marion's body and was the
first to notice the spots on Marion's
cloak, testified to-day.
The insinuations Of the defence that
spots. alleged to have been made by
cyanide, were placed there by some one
interested in the prosecution, formed
the reason for the undertaker's recall.
Did you put those spots there ?"
asked States Attorney Ralph J. Dady.
Il did not" replied Mr.. Wenban.
did you place cyanogen there, or
anything else there or see anybody
else do 500"
81 did not he answered.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-09
ORPHAN ASYLUM GETS
AMEN CORNER CLOCK
Old Timepiece Presented to
Highbridge Institution

Inc old seven-foot mahogany clock
OF the Amen Corner in the Fifth Ave
nue. Hotel which licked away many
impatient hours for anxious politi-
Sians IN the days Of Tom Platt and
James 6. Blaine was hung Yesterday
IN the lobby Of the Roman Catholic
orphan Asylum at Highbridge.
when the old hostlery was ready
Tor razing and its historic furnishings
were sold, John Whalen. former Cor
poraton Counsel outbid all when the
old clock was put up.
Mr.. Whalen recently offered the
umepleee TO the asylum. and with the
consent of Cardinal Farley and the
BOARD OF managers il was accepted.
Cardinal Farley in accepting the
relic yesterday suggested that the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-09
WOMAN ENGINEER NOW
PUBLIC BATH MATRON
Regards New Work as Vacation
from Stoker's Duties.

Ansstasia Bonasek has quit stoking
an engine 70 become a matron nt the
Long Island City public baths. She is
one of the few women engineers in
the country. and is going to help Mt the
public baths as a vacation from the
work OF running a stationary engine.
Miss Bonasek, who is twenty-three
and lives at 1913 Garfield Street, Van
Nest. is n regularly licensed engineer,
and wears overalls at her work
She will start work as matron to-
morrow. In the fall she expects to
take advanced studies in engineering,
with the hope that some day she will
run an electric motor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-09
Russia to Intrust Far East
Questions TO the japanese

Petrograd, July Sin an interview
In the "Bourse Gazette" on the Russo
Japanese agreement. Sergius Sazonof,
Minister of Foreign Affairs, says:
"The present war opens up a series
OF problems for Russia the solution of
which necessltates our conhning our
attention TO the West for many years.
Relying on our solidarity with Japan
as regards Far Eastern questions, we
can devote all our energies 10 the solu-
ton Of these problems with the assur-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-09

garding China. had decided TO sound
American fnanciers on their attitude
toward a loan for the reorganization Of
the great Far Eastern Republic.
State Department officials hold. and
Il is understood that the bankers are
in accord, that, while it is desirable
that American contractors should have
n share Of the public work to be done
in China with any money obtained,
such contracts should not be made the
basis of loans
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-09
Ask for Record on Wire-Tapping,

Martin W. Little.on, counsel for John
A. Kingsbury, Commissioner Of Chart
ties, and William n. Hotchkiss. his at
torney, made another motion yesterday
20 inspect the minutes OF the Kings
County grand jury that indicted Kings
bury and Hotchkiss for illegal wire tap
ping. The first motion made by Mr. Lit
tleton was withdrawn. Judge Roy will
hear the renewed motion in the County
Court, Brooklyn. next Wednesday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-09
u. s. WILL FAVOR
LOAN TO CHINA
Must Not Be Contingent
on Concessions, Ameri-
can Bankers Are Told.

Washington, July s. Interested
American bankers have been advised
that the State Department would look
with favor on their participation in a
loan to China if such loan is not
made contingent on concessions.
China is urgently in need Of money,
and advices from Toxic yesterday said
the Entente Allies, having determined
to exclude Germany from further par
tcipation in the quintuple coalition re-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-09
'0RPET EVIDENCE
NOW COMPLETE
Court Overrules Motion to
Take Case from
the Jury.

Waukegan, H.. July s.-Evidence in
the case OF William H. Orpet the uni
versity student charged with the muir
der OF Marion Lambert, Lake Forest
High School girl, was completed to-
day.
Tho defence moved that the testi-
mony of Dr.. Ralph W. Webster, a toxi-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-09

boys Of the Amen Corner" make an
annual pilgrimage 20 the old clock.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-09
Body Of Suicide Recovered

The body OF Miss ella Fra.zl. who
committed suicide on July by leap
ing into the harbor from a Staten
Island ferry, has been found and was
employed in the home Of Dr. Frederick
LEM at West Brighton, S. !.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-09
Fancy Ribbons at 23c I'd.

Most remarkably priced for Monday only Fancy stripe
Dresden and coored sef-strpe satin ribbon to inches
wide. Obtainable in all desirable shades.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-09

ance that no power will take unfair
advantage Of China 20 carry out It's
ambitious plans, as was the case with
other countries bordering on Russia
in the East"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-09

Esther Haner. Of % Richardson
Street, Williamsburg. accused John
Turk, Of 1856 North Sixth Street, OF
having obtained $500 and a diamond
mig from her by promising TO marry
her The marriage did not take place.
Turk was taken 10 the Bedford Avenue
|Iolice court yesterday and held IN
$4,000 bail for a hearing on the charge
/ i grand larceny to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-09
To-n1orrow--The Affer-Inuentory Cleo

zach and every article here announced at such
~ remarkable reductions is practically NEW, for
our stocks are filled with the very latest merchan
disc as rapidly as they are depleted. Hence, these
special offerings for tomorrow are the most at
tractve in quality and price obtainable anywhere
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-16
CITY IN GRIP OF SNOW;
SPRING 4 DAYS OFF
Coolest March 16 on Record.
Warmer Later in Day, the
Weatherman Says

Tho aftermath of tho bowling March
winds, laden with snow, that swept tho
State is here today, which Is the coldest
March 16 on record.
With spring only four days distant, tho
city is Ice and snow-bound and tho mer
curry is lowering about lower marks than
for many day, There is yet n sharp nip
in the Northwest wind, although the sun
began to shine before 0 o'clock and the
mercury started TO rise.
In the suburbs, where tho wind reached
n velocity of 30 miles during the night,
the snow was piled high. and in places
impeded railway traffic. Telegraph and
long g-dlstance telephone service was Grip
pied. The storm which swept northeast
ward through the State, barely skirting
Philadelphia, endangered many vessels on
the coast
Traffic Is heavy and little can be done
by the Bureau OF Highways except to
sprinkle ashes, sand and sawdust on the
ice and thin coating of snow. The street
surfaces are frozen too hard to permit re.
moval OF the snow and ice
The mercury reached It's lowest, 16 de-
grees. at $50 n. m. This mark, by the
way, is only one degree "off" of the
weather mans prediction for this morning.
The forecast for today is warmer.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-16

back there, and he is very we'll satisfied
where he is right now, he adds.
There are so many Philadelphians down
here that the Mayors party-everybody
calls 1t that, though nobody knows II he's
paying all the bills-fees perfectly at
homei did. in fact, the moment they got
here.
If one doesn't meet home folk In the
hotel they'll be found over at the Country
Club, where everybody goes The very
first Philadelphia face the Mayor ran into
was that of Ralph Bingham, who is max
ing a lyceum tour in these parts. So he
had him up TO dinner, and then they all
went over to the cottage and Ralph enter
tained them there.
That cottage Is Inhabited by all of the
Philadelphia crowd except the Smiths and
the Wares They are quartered In the
hotel. The Senator always stays around
the Mayor. 1t amuses the people sOme-
what down here. What strange affini-
ties" said one buxom person from the
Northwest.
The other day the Mayor. the Senator,
little Frederick Smith, Mr. Boyle and Mr..
Hazlett spent the morning loahng down
town and looking over the city, taking in
such places as the old dueling grounds on
the banks OF the Savannah River, where
the old colonels used to ease their tempers,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-16
PRETTY WOMEN DECOYs
Police Raid House After Victim Tells
of Robbery by SIRENS
Accomplices

% Beautiful women were used to decoy
well-dressed men TO the house at 327
North Marshall street, where, according
TO the police, they were pounced upon and
robbed by n band OF seven men. These
men were arrested in raid on tho
place.
Detectives think the men belong to a
safe-cracking gang that was RESPONSE
Bile for the $4,000 robbery at Thomas
Martindale's grocery store, 9th and Mar
ket streets, a short time ago, and other
big "jobs"
They gave their names as william
Wilkinson. Fred Ludwig. George Gilmore,
James Burns, John McGlade, Joseph
Smith and William Achtenberg. MagIs-
trate Beaton held each of them under $500
bail at the 10th and Buttonwood streets
station for n further hearing on March %.
The raid was made by Detectives Doyle
and Benz, of the 'safe-cracling" squad,
and Special Policemen Kearse and Titus.
The police have been watching the house
for two weeks.
They said the men hid behind portieres,
and if visitors seemed to have money
they sprang on them and beat them with
blackjacks.
A guest came out covered with blood
last night and said he had been robbed
of S2s. Tho raid followed. The men
were wrangling over the "spoils" and
cursing because of its smallness, the po-
lice assert. No women were found In
the house.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-16
EDISON PLAN TO BUILD
SUBMARINES IN 15DAYS
RIDTCULED BY DOBSON
Naval Architect Here Says In
ventor's Proposal Impossible
of Realization-Calls Task
Too Great
DERIDES STANDARDIZING

Philadelphia naval constructors today
unhesitatingly derided the statement Of
Thomas A. Edison, chairman of the Naval
Advisory Committee, that he could build
submarines within two weeks IL given
men, material and proper plant Mr.
Edison made the statement at n meeting
of the House Naval Affairs Committee in
Washington yesterday.
Men who have devoted their lives to the
perfecting Of fighting craft today called
the remarks of Mr.. Edison ridiculous"
They pointed out that no amount of
standardization could make Il possible to
complete a submarine In anything like
the short space OF time set by the In
ventor, They explained the difficulties
OF making submershle fighting craft even
II the material were stored at hand for
the entire vessel.
Mr. Edison stated that he could con-
struct submarines in a fortnight If he were
given a proper laboratory. He said he
would at first construct four or five sub
mcrsiblc vessels of the best known types
These vessels, he said, would be run until
they fell TO pieces. BY this experiment
he asserted he would he able to deter.
mine the ideal components for vessels of
this type. This information in his hands,
he stated, he would proceed to manufac-
ture the necessary sections, giving the
contracts to steel manufacturers through
out the country. The standardized parts
he said could be stored at convenient
places and when tho necessity arose the
vessels could be assembled In the short
time mentioned.
Mr.. Edison knows quito as we'll as I
do" said William A. Dobson, naval archi-
tect of the William Cramp & Sons Ship
and Engine Building Company, and ex-
pert designer of fighting craft. that he
could not do what he asserts, The task
is utterly impossible. The idea of n
man of his standing making such a state
ment Is utterly ridiculous.
Even if the necessary material for
finished submarine were assembled In It's
entirety, no known method of construction
could succeed In making the vessel with
in two weeks. The innumerable problems
in connection with the construction of such
Il vessel are too involved to make such
rapid construction possible even under
ideal conditions.
'I need not go into tho details OF con-
struction to prove the absurdlty OF such a
statement as that attributed to Mr.. Edi-
SON."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-16
YOUNG SCULPTOR FLED TURK RULE
TO SEEK ART AND LIBERTY HERE
19-Year-Old Greek w h o
Won Stewardson Prize
Never Saw Statue Until
He Was Is

George Demetrios, a young Greek, who
came to America to escape military serv-
Ice under the Turkish Government has
been announced as the winner of the Ed
mund Stewardson prize for sculpture.
Demetrios is the protege of Charles
Crafty. eminent sculptor and member Of
the faculty OF the Academy of tho Fine
Arts The young artist. who is 10 wears
old, lives at Mr. Grany's home and has
been working under his tutelage for sew
eral years. He completed an 1S-hour test
on Wednesday afternoon, working behind
closed doors with Il other sculptors.
When asked how he happened to dream
of sculptor's life and whether he had
been inspired by the wondrous statues he
may have seen as a child in his native
land, Demetrios laughed wiped his hands
on his smock, the costume of the sculptor
at work, and said:
mo, indeed, 1 never even saw a statue
until l was between 10 and 16 years old
l was born In the northern part Of Greece
under Turkish rule. When / became of
military age, the Turkish Government
wanted TO force me to serve-to fight for
the Turks. / would not do that. I de-
termined to come to the United states,
because 1 had cousins hero and because
| had heard of the wonderful freedom
from military service here. So | went
to Athens. There 1 saw statues for the
first time. I decided that would try my
hand Mt sculpture, embarked for America,
landed in Boston, 31a years ago, and for
time l studied sculpture there. But
when 1 heard of the fame of Charles
Crafty the sculptor here, came to Phlla-
delphia to study at the Academy Of the
Fine Arts"
Demetrlos has been at the Academy
three years. Whom he completes his
course. he intends to open studio, mako
statues for exposltions and enter COM
petitions.
He won third place in the Stewardson
contest last year. This is the first year
judges have not awarded a second end
a third place in the Stewardson contest,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-16

West Philadelphia can boast of true
young soldier of fortune. He returned
to his homo in this city after being bad
ly wounded while fighting for the cause
of the Allies in France yet his one idea
now is to battle for the Stars and Stripes
in Mexico, If this country should happen
to go TO war.
John r. Murphy is the young soldiers
name. He lives with his mother, Mrs
John Tacey, at 6112 Gray's avenue. and
was formerly a clerk In the chemical
works of Harrison Brothers. S5th street
and Gray's Ferry avenue.
The lad is bashfuI about telling his ex-
periences, especially when It comes to the
fact that he ran away from home moro
than year ago to fight He is OF English
and Irish extraction. He was wounded
by a shrapnel shell from a German aero
plano while in sklrmlsh at Suzanne,
France, which killed 10 men outright and
wounded score Of others.
When the boy was picked up bleeding,
the following letter was found in his
pocket:
my mother, Mrs. John Tacey, 6112 Grays
avenue, Philadelphia, u. S. A, and give
her everything l possess. Tell her have
done my duty In the cause l know TO have
been right-that being the destruction of
the German nation and the overthrow OF
the tyrant."
The good old U. s. A" seems upper
most In his mind now, however. and the
lads eyes are turned toward Mexico. II
don't want to go II there are only going
TO be a few skirmishes." he explained. 'If
there is any real fighting, I'd go in a
minute" His mother said she was sure
her son would do just what he said.