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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-03-23
HAVE YOU A BAD BACK?
If You Have. the Statement of this
Alma Resident Will Interest
You.


Does your back ache, night and day;
Hinder work, destroy your rest2
Does it stab you through and through
When you stoop or lift or bend?
Then your kidneys may be weak,
Often backache is the clue.
Just to give you further proof,
The kidney action may be wrong.
If attention is not paid
More distress win soon appear
Headaches, dizzy spells and nerves,
Make the burden worse and worse.
Liniment and plasters can't
Reach the inward cause at all;
Help the Kidneys-use the pills
Alma people have tried and proved.
What they say you can believe;
Read this Alma mans account;
See him, ask him, if you doubt.
L. B. Jackman, 42l Sneed ST., Alma,
says: 81 had considerable trouble
from irregular kidney action. | had
attacks of backache and pains across
my loins. When / stopped over, |
couldn't straighten. Doan's Kidney
Pills cured me and during the past
several years | haven't been bothered
at all"
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
cured Mr.. Jackman. Foster Milburn
Co, Props, Buffao, N. Y.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-03-23
CITY ELECTION NOTICE


To the electors of the city of Alma,
Michigan, notice is hereby given that
the annual city election for the city
of Alma will be held on Monday, April
Bird, 1916, from seven o'clock in the
forenoon of said day or as soon there
after as may be, and until five o'clock
IN the afternoon of said day, at the
places in the several wards herein
after designated, at which election the
following city officers will be elected:
Mayor, Clerk. Treasurer. Justice of
the Peace to fill vacancy, also for
each of the several wards, one super
visor, one alderman for two years
and constable
The places of holding the election
IN the several wards in said city are
as follows.
First Ward City Hall
Second Ward Ilorr-Gibbs Block.
Third Ward Arcadia Hotel Block
Fourth Ward-Edson Moore a. Co.
Sample Room.
Dated at Alma, Mich, March Is,
1916. u. w. ADAMS,
Sl-2t City Clerk.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-03-23
\ CORRECTION

Last week in the business write-up
of j. +. Page, two words were slight
Iy tangled in the typographical ar
rangement. The"Grinnell" washers
and "Masury's' paints, should be
substituted for the names appearing
IN the paper.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-03-23
CARD OF THANKS.

We wish to thank the many friends
and neighbors for their kind assist
ance during the sickness and death of
our husband and father.
Mrs. Geo. Buck and family.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-03-23
NOTICE

To the Qualified Electors of Gratiot
County, Michigan:
You are hereby notified that there
will be submitted TO the electors of
Gratiot County, Michigan, at the cleo
ton to be held on Monday, April the
Ord, 1916, the question of raising the
sum of $4,000, said sum being the
amount prescribed in the following
Resolution, passed on the 10th day of
February, 1916, by the Board Of
Supervisors of said Gratiot County,
viz:
Whereas, the Gratiot County Poor
House was destroyed by fire on the
29th day of January, A. ID. 1916, and
therefore it becomes public necess-
- that new c. ity Poor house be
- sent site, to-wit:
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The Washington herald., 1916-12-10
SKATING CRAZE HITS
NEW YORK CITY HARD

New York, Dec. 9.-Gothamites now are
enthusiastically engaged in trying to get
on skates. What? Oh, no, we don't mean
that kind. 1ce-skates-that's the subject,
for New York once again is in. what clas-
sical writers would term, the throes of
skating Madness"
And many of those who have become
afflicted with "skatitis" are the ones who
just recently recovered from a long and
serious attack of dancing. New Yorkers
have found a new pleasure. a new thrill
provoker. and they are going to it with
considerable vim and gusto.
Dance halls that once trembled under
the gliding Of thousands Of feet now are
almost deserted. Gotham has tired of
that pleasure-it wants to skate And
many enterprising owners of big terpsich-
orean parlors are busily engaged in con-
verting them into ice rinks.
1t was estimated that more than 300 900
went ice skating in the enclosed Kinks
last winter. The total crowds this year
will be measured only by the number of
rinks that are available. 1t will go to
100000 or 100000, or beyond, according
to how many skaters can be accommo-
dated
The Washington herald., 1916-12-10
GARDNER Will MEET
TURNER FOR TITLE
Local Middle-weisht King Grants West
ern Matmen Another Chance
at the Belt.

Joe Turner. the worlds middleweight
graphing champion, got all 'hepted up
last Friday night and stepped down of
his high perch and agreed to give Pinky
Gardner. the Western cyclone, another
crack at the middle weight title and Po-
lice Gazette belt
Turner had refused to give Gardner a
return match until he had trimmed some
of the leading grapplers of the middle
weight division. After beating Hacken-
smidt on Friday night Gardner issued a
def at Turner and talked in real money.
The middleweight king was compelled to
grant Gardner this match and has posted
s10O to go as a side bet and as a forfeit
for weight
Both grapplers have agreed to meet
under the Police Gazette rules at the
mddleweiSht limit of 15S pounds, mat
side. Manager Lea. of the Lyceum The
ater. will meet both grapplers today and
close >out arrangements for the bout.
Turner is looking for a bigger guarantee
than Manager Lea can offer for this
bout, while Gardner is williig to lessen
to any terms so as to get another crack
at the mddleweight king. The articles
for the bout will no doubt be signed to-
day
The Washington herald., 1916-12-10
MOHAWKS Will PLAY
KOOGLE'S STARS TODAY
Southeast Eleven to Be Given Real
Test in Meeting Picked Team in
Final of Season.

The Mohawk Athletic Club football
team will be put to real test today
when they line UP against GOGGLES ALL
Stars at Union League Park at 2:30 p. IN.
Koogle has gathered an eleven that
Is known by all local followers of foot
ball for its individual powers on the
gridiron and with the three days OF
practice, which II has had, il should
make the Indians hustle for victory.
In the back field of the All-Star eleven
will be found Babe" Lyons the famous
plunging full back of the Vigilants and
Engineers. Johnny Blair. the brilliant
ends sprinting quarter back of the Bridge
Builders, Palmer Derby, of Georgetown
University fame, and Buck" Oliveri the
veteran quarter back of the Big VS.
The line will be composed of players
from the Engineers and Vigilants. Koogle
and Jackson will be in the flank posi-
tons. Nance and Mungeon. the tackles,
Burns and keenan,. the guard. and Tim
Regan in center.
The Stars squad will be composed of
the following players: Koogle, Sinclair.
Derby, Herman. Burns, keenan,, Mungeon,
De Marrp Zeraga. Vernstein, Regan,
Lyons. Blair. Carroll. Mcbride, Nance.
Cranston and OliVeri
Two shifts are to be made in the "In-
dians'" lineup. Boyer. who did not play
against the Southerns last Sunday, will
be back in the lineup. taking Dyer's
place at right half, while Upton will
start at center in place OF Towres
The officials for the game will be Jack
Heagerty, referee. Johnny Petriz. UNI
pre- and Bill McCafery, headlinesmen
The probable line-ups OF the teams are
as follows:
The Washington herald., 1916-12-10
CASEY GIVES PROMISE
OF BECOMING A STAR

Harvard's backfield star-Eddie Casey
-displaces only about lS5 pounds. But
ne stands out as one OF the best half
backs in the game. He can't punt or
crop Kick like Mahan or Brinkley and he
can't crush a line like they did. But
neither Crimson star. could circle an end
or sprint back with punt with any
greater skill than Casey did this. season.
OF course, the acid test Of the Yale
and Princeton games was applied to the
"fghting Irishman." But who have seen
Casey perform declare that he did not
show up as brilliantly against Haryard's
nrch-"n"mies as he did against all the
other Crimson foes.
Casey has a peculiar twisting motion
that battles tacklers. Some CorneIuans
are Of the belief that he has a doubled
Joined frame. Since that SATURDAY. when
they tried-and failed-to hug him to
their bosoms. And Casey is fast-amaz-
ingly so.
The Kid isn't a finished product vet
But another season under the tutoring of
Percival Haughton and he will he ranked
Al in the Bradstreet Of football.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-10
YALE'S GIANT BOWL
PACKED WITH FANS

A football writer who attended the
Yale-Harvard game described Yale's
touchdown as the most thrilling incident
in his career.
Imagine" said he, the giant Yale
bowl, packed to its full capacity with
spectators. Imagine the reverberatinp
cheers that echoed and re-echored across
the field. Then try to imagine, If YOU
can. the sudden, tense silence that came
as Yale struggled under the shadow of
the Harvard goal posts. The two eIevcns
were one struggling mass. which swa ven
first toward the goal and then awav
from it.
FINALLY, one player disengaged himself
from the throng, ran back a few yards
and then took flying leap into it. The
added weight Of the impact overbalanceo
the struggling mass of players and the
ball went over the goal line for a touch
down. For a half minute that great
crowd sat quiet as the grave, and then
the great. mad cheer of Yale supporters
rang out like a hundred salvos from
Uncle Sans battleships. I tell you, it
was a thriller. I never expect to see any
thing like 1t again.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-10

race horse was sold three times IN one we.k
That's probably not often the rIys Who bet
him sold
With all missing precincts tabulSted. ii Is
ununced that the Official batting peroenags Il
Champion Tris spsakr 10 No Il 10 understood
that Ty oObo will congratulate Tns At once.
It's a good thing IriBe fiGhtss Don't % IN for
football. They would hold up the gsma while
they counted The gate receipts.
At the present price Of oEEs tomatoes and other
food missiles Germany Schsfsr taking chance
by going the sAse Just now.
The pole vault is not the most interesting event
In . track meet, but II might be II q were started
about a week ahead.
Harvard soccer team beats Yale. Who csresl
Also Cornell wins squash match.
Chicago is in the throes Of a roller skating craze
And yet Chicago paper Ssjd that California Was
the champion boob stats. The EiH-day bike raoo
will get EN- yet
You never hear Of an automobile tire organization
giving a banquet and referring 70 It blowout"
Question Of ImAteurism 10 even Disturbing tennis
So far the only sport where the ''rro" cEy hAEat
been sounded Is polo.
Winter h here. saith an exchange. How thrilling
By Fvting the black. Colgate wa able 70 80
Brown.
Percy HGughtcn has one consolation this year.
He didn't have 70 meet Penn.
Certainly the traffic COP al srrenfh and Penn
sylvaniA avenue is well qualified 10 act 90 sta-tz
at the big A. A. o. meet this coming vtnts.
There are two thine which a man cannot dops:
wUmsn and q football team.
On account Of the high cot of Christmas gfrt1
this year. santa Ohus requests that half kn.s b
hung up instead q The rssulstioo ssoekiaaL
The Washington herald., 1916-12-10
WOLVERINES UNCOVER
BRAINY QUARTER BACK
Sparks Brilliant Work First Year Puts
Him in Front Rank.

The wolverines have uncovered a quar-
ter back-Clifford Sparks-whose brilliant
work this-his first varsity-season ranks
him among the most sensational perform
ers in the Western football world.
Sparks has a chain lightning brain;
one that recognizes every opportunity in
the minutest fash. And he has legs and
arms that work in harmony. He has
pulled" plays repeatedly that have dis
concerted the Ann ArbOr foes, put them
TO utter rout and brought gasps of aston
ishment from the stands because Of their
audacity and their remarkable execution.
Just to illustrate:
The Wolverines pittsd against the pow
erful Michigan Aggies. had carried the
ball into Aggie territory. And then the
Aggte line stiffened and threw back the
plunges of the heavy Wolverine backs.
So Sparks called . upon Johnny Maui
betsch for a try for goal from placement.
Sparks lay on the ground waiting for
the pass, so that he could hold the ball
for the MaulbetsCh boot. But the center
threw the ball too high. Even as it left
his hands, Sparks saw that he couldn't
make the catch while laying on the
ground or while half raised by his knees.
And then seemingly with a single move
ment, Sparks jumped to his feet grabbed
the ball as it was about to clear his head.
whirled to face the goal posts and drop
kicked the ball over the Aggie bar for a
count OF points, which then and there
cinched the game for the Wolverines.
1t was the greatest individual play ever
witnessed in my whole career as coach
or player. was Hurry Up" Yost's COM
ment after the game. And every person
IN that crowd who saw Sparks plan and
execute that play in something less than
two seconds chanted "AmenV'
But 1t isn't only in braininess that
Sparks stands out. He is one OF the great
est all-around gridironers that has fash
ed into view in many years In that
Aggie game the entire Wolverine team
gained total Of 800 yards by rushing
and Sparks alone accumulated 107 yards
of 1t. He crumpled the Aggie line al
most every time he crashed into II, and
clrcIed ends with ease, and was eel-like
in running back punts
The Washington herald., 1916-12-10

Oh those doctor guys are s,eefl
As gieeful can be.
For now we're in the season that
Enriches them, you see
They've busy mending busted bones
And patching human frHmss-
Reassembling wreckage from
Those fearful football GAmes
Percy HAughton isn't going to quit football for
baseball nor baseball for football. By having two
strings TO his bow Percy hopes to plug the bulls eye
next fall or some other fall.
Tad Jones is being hailed as a Miracle Man"
down East. Tad Is aid 70 be dr1wing N.5o q
year for coaching Yale which we'll say IL no Nouch
Of q miracle.
OIiphant has two more years TO play football
for the Army. As far the NHvy Is concerned.
he can graduate when ready. The sooner the better.
Why should Congress fuss around with this
Adamsou eiEht-hour law when there is q baseball
strike thre1teningf
Walter johnson is the real originator Of the
whispering ball. You can't 80 it, but il whisper
strike it goes BY.
When you bet on an election you are a patriot
but when you bet q horse race you are .
gambler.
That Chicago man who has 100000 esx in cold
storage to have his net pretty well festhered
We understand there will be plenty Of egrs sfter
January l. Guess the 1917 models win be coming
out. huh?
successful football team is . twc-man team.
all 1t needs is q regular player and q resular coach
some persons enjoy a professional football uue
Othe-' prefer to spend a quiet afternoon at the
mOrEue.
Once upon . time . cheer leader Eradu.tsd frou
conegs and amountsd - sonstAtaG
The Washington herald., 1916-12-10
Was A GOOD FELLOW
WIENER He HAD IT
Wine. Women and Song Killed Off
Terrible Terry" King of En- All.

He was a good fellow when he had il. -
And therein lies the secret of the fall
ure Of many an athlete.
WhenFTerry McGovern was king of the
feather-weight division a decade ago he
was tdolized by Broadway's thousands.
Today the Terrible" Terry, who fought
his way into the hearts Of the best sports
Of America, is penniless, friendless in
mate OF an asylum for the feeble-minded
at Mattewan.
When Joe Walcott-you remember him
the giant killer who beat the great Joe
Choynski, who in turn beat Jack John
son, who beat the great Jeffrtes-was at
his best money and friends flowed into
his hands.
A few weeks ago waIcott hobbled down
the gang plank as a stevedore on a tramp
steamer from the Antipodes. He couldn't
stand success. Walcott made thousand
He spent them. The result Is today that
he is worse than a beggar. The average
mendicant knows nothing of riches. 1t Is
doubly hard to be reduced.
The most pitiful illustration of what
money. women and the gay lights will do
for an athlete Is the career of Young
Critic. called by Jim Corbett "the world 8
greatest fighter Certainly few were
better than the clever Australian.
He fought and defeated the best light
weights of his age. Last year a benefit
was given Tor MIN AT the Garden. Broken
hearted. with white hair and hobbling
gait, the once great pugilist struggled
into the ring and thanked the sports for
an amount he would have passed up in
the olden days.
F1stic history is replete with such cases.
And the most tragic feature Of their mis-
fortunes is that they were surrounded by
friends as long as their money lasted.
When 1t disappeared their friends went
with It
In baseball ranks. perhaps. the number
Of famous players who are In reduced
circumstances today after once enjoying
affluence is small. But the other branches
Of the athletes profession have been hit
hard
The number Of successful fighters who
made and saved money Is less than 10
per cent of those who made and spent
money.
He was a good fellow when he had IT.
And therein lies the secret of the fail
ure of many an athlete.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-10
HATCHETITES READY
FOR MARYLAND 0UNT

The George Washington University
basketball team will open its season
Saturday evening by playing the Univer-
sity of Maryland on the home floor al
the Y. N. c. A. gym. Coach George Col
lifiower. former Georgetown star, has
charge of the Hatchetites this season and
is confident of q successful season,
Capt. GrOesbeck and five other veterans
of last years team are again in togs. The
new men that are trying out bring the
number on the squad up to a total of
twenty-eight players. OF the following
candidates the squad will be cut 10
twelve rIen for the opening game: Capt.
Groesbeck, ]. C. Leonard, ]. B. Patterson,
]. ]. Gordon, H. Castro, D. B. Todd, ]. +,
Hall. ]. Lenovitz. F. W. Deck, a. K.
Darcy, 8. Wilson, C. ]. Cleary, J, 8.
Blxler, d. Logan, L H RItzhaupt, c. r.
Allen. H. n. Wilson, L. H. Heist, A. d.
Ellison. H. shalin, II. =. Almon,
Mathews, L d. Lucal, H. Turner and
Capt Hills and Giacomo, of the a. w.
U. football team.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-10
The Greatest PUG.

Having Fought to draw over the ques-
ton of who was the greatest hail nIov
err and still deadlocked on .sThe great
est footballer." the sportive element now
is wrestling with another one, entitled
The greatest fighter"
Some folk think the greatest was Peter
Jackson; others incline to George Dixon.
A few vets" cling to Sullivan. Terry
McGovern has won several votes, and SO
has Jim Jeffries. The present-day crowd
likes to string with Bob Fitzsimmons. And
there is a scattering of ballots for the
others who have made ring history.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-10
Capt. Rice Boosts Darcy.

Les Darcy is a real fighter; one of the
most brilliant that has flashed across the
pugilistic horizon for many years"
So says Capt. Cushman A. Rice-and
''Cappy" knows q real scrapper when he
sees one. The retired army officer has
seen in action every one of the pugilistIc
satellites Of America, Europe and Aus
tralia during the past five years. And to
the Australian champion he accords the
distinction Of being a real wonder.
Darcy knows the fight game" declared
Capt Rice. He IL fast, shifty, can take
a tremendous lot of punishment-and he
surely can hit. Yet Darcy never seems
to aim for a one-punch knockout. He cuts
his man to ribbons first and then shoots
over the crusher. -
The Washington herald., 1916-12-10
LATERAL PASS TOO
LONG TO GAIN ON

New York, Dec. 9.-Many have tried
the lateral pass this year and last-but
few have found it uniformly successful
1t takes too long to execute It and very
often the team using it is trapped into
big losses.
The play. Of course, is a pass to one
man, a forward pass to another, and a
second forward pass to the final man,
who is to receive the ball. It's a pretty
play to watch, when executed perfectly,
but very often the second man, while
posing himself for a throw to the third.
is tackled from behind or in front, and
instead of gaining the team loses on the
play
The Washington herald., 1916-12-10
Maulbetsch Career Ends

Johnny Maulbetsch hung up his uniform
for the last time the other day. And
with that action there passed from the
realms Of football one of the greatest
plunging half backs the game has ever
known.
The Woverine star weighed in the
neighborhood of 110-a comparative light
weight. He was small in size and never
gave the appearance of being extremely
powerful. Yet he was, and with that
peculiar drive Of his he gained more
bucking mileage through the lines of the
enemy during his years on the Michigan
eleven than has any other man during the
past ten.
Good-by, Johnny-and good luck!
The Washington herald., 1916-12-10
Pierce Is Suspended.

New York, Dec 9.-Oficial announce
ment was made last evening by the Box
ing Commission that Harry Pierce, who
was to have met Frankie Callahan in
the Clermont Sporting Club, last Thurs
day evening, had been suspended by the
commission for period Of thirty days.
Chairman Wenck stated that the fail
ure of Pierce to keep his appointment
with the Clermont management had war
ranted the punishment, and that, fur
thermore. the boxer would have to fulfil
the engagement at the same club be-
fore he is allowed to box again in this
State.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-10
CALL IS MADE FOR
C. W. u. TRACK MEN

The call for candidates for the
George Washington University track
team will be made Monday evening by
Manager William S. James. The can
didates willSwork out each evening at
the Y. NJ. c. A. building, under Coach
Halsey. The night students will work
out during the day under Coach Bill
Foley. of the Central High School
cinder path team in the new stadium
Thirteenth street and Florida avenue.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-10
Indian Eleven May Play
Game Christmas Eve

Cleveland. Ohio. Dec. 9.-Negotiations
are now going on that may bring the
Cleveland Indians back on the grid
iron Christmas eve for another con-
test. IL being proposed that the Tribe
play the pro champions of Illinois on
an indoor field. the contest TO be
staged In the Chicago international
amphitheater with a seating capacity
Of ECO
Manager Parratt Is agreeable and
will gather his team together again
IL the Chicago officials make any rea-
sonable guarantee. As the proposal
now stands the Indians are asked to
play on eo-4O split with the winner
taking the long end.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-10
C. Hercules Is Sad.

c. Hercules Ebbets is coming to the
conclusion that some folk cannot appre-
ciate a bargain when it is placed right
before them. A month ago c. Hercules
declared he was tired of baseballing and
would sell his $4,000 ball club for the
low price of $1,000, ,ooo" And 1t vexes him
bit because no one has come forward
with the idea Of buying It.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-10
Tulane Team Is Easy for
Georgetown Steam Roller
East Has 1t on Western
Elevens on Seasons Dope

Eastern football seems to be supe-
rior to that of the west
Six intersectional clashes have been
staged this year, and the east has
triumphed in five. The only victory
for the West was the hair-raising bat
tie which Michigan won from Syra-
cuse. IA to 13.
The Eastern Accomplishments were:
Colgate -13. Illinois 3.
Tufts II. Indiana 10.
Army 80. Notre Dame 10.
Cornell q, Michigan %
Pennsylvania 10, Michigan 7.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-10
Haughton Not Out of Baseball.

wallOp at the expense Of Jawn Harvard
some Of the experts came out with the
statement that it was practically certain
Percy Haughton would step down and out
of baseball as president Of the Boston
Braves TO give more time TO his pets a.
Cambridge. But such is not the case.
Haughton says that he is in baseball 20
stay. And. besides. what Is one defeat
in seven wears" This is the way Haugh-
ton looks at it, at least.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-10
Thorpe Stars Again

Jim Thorpe, the great Carlisle star, got
back into football harness again this sea-
son. He performed half-backing stunts
for the professional team in Ohio. And
the way Jim tore lines, bristled around
ends, punted and drop-kicked, brought
back vividly the memories of what he
accomplished in his earlier days when he
won for himself the honor of being one
of the greatest half backs that ever lived.