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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-03-01
PEACE AT ANY COST
EXCEPT LOSS OF HONOR

Washington, Feb. 24.-President
Wilson at the end of two days agita.
ton in congress for action warning
Americans off armed ships today
wrote a letter to Senator Stone,
chairman of the Foreign Relations
committee, declaring he would not
consent to abridgement of the rights
of Americans in any respect.
"Honor and safe respect of the ma
ton are involved" he said. eve COW
ct peace and shall preserve it at any
cost but loss of honor"
The president asserted that the
United States had no reason to ques-
ton the good faith of Germany's pro-
misses in the past and expressed the
hope that forthcoming explanation of
the declared intention of Central
powers to sink armed merchantmen
would put a different aspect on the
situation, which seemed almost in
superable. He declared he was
anxious to keep this country out of
war, had striven for that for months
and thus far had succeeded.
"I do not doubt that I shall con-
tinuc to succeed, he said. "At any
event." the president said, "duty to
the government, is clear" He held
no nation had right while war is pro-
crossing to disregard the principles
all nations had agreed upon to miti-
gate the horror of war. To do so,
he said, "would be humiliation and
acquiescerce to the rights of man.
kind"
A letter was written in answer to
the one sent the president by Stone,
outlining the situation in congress
where demand was being made to les
sen the tension between the United
States and Germany.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-03-01
CATHOLIC SERVICE.

Father Tobin came down from
Greenville Tuesday and held morn
ing service in the Catholic church.
The congregation in Abbeville is
small but services are held at least
once a month.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-03-01

There is better half in every we'd
ing-but the best man doesn't get
her.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-03-01

of the force outside the country.
May Add to Regulars.
Several members of the house COM
mittee are in sympathy with the SEN
ate committees proposals for the
regular army, which contemplate, as
tentatively agreed upon, a complete
reorganization and peace strength
of 175,00O men. In the same way,
it is said, members of the senate COM
mittee are willing to accept the judg-
ment of the house body on the
scheme to federalize the National
Guard.
The house committee will hear
army officers Monday in connection
with the scheme for government CO.
operation in establishing plants for
the fixation of atmospheric nitrogen
at available water power sites. The
total product of these plants would be
available for powder manufacture in
war time. A provision will be in
serted in the general bill after the
hearing, providing for government
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-11-23
MURDERED HIS
STEPDAUGHTER
Alfred Culey, of Middleton,
in Passion Turned Gun
on Miss Haysner.
GIVEN LIFE IMPRISONMENT
Judge Kelly :. Searl Sentenced
Him Less Than Twenty
Four Hours After.

Late Friday. Alfred Culey, aged A.,
who lives near Middleton, in New
Haven township. shot his 19-year- -old
stepdaughter, Violet Hayner, with a
shot gun. and then smashed i'm her
skull. Speedy justice came to him
and in less than twenty-four hours
Culey was headed for Marquette pris
on to spend the remainder of his days
According to reports Culey and his
stepdaughter engaged in quarrel and
both of them were high tempered, it is
said. Violet Haysner greatly angered
ran from the house, while Culey
waited and grabbed up his double bar
rel shot gun and followed her Out
in the yard Culey shot once. and il ia
said that this charge of shot took
effect in the girls breast Again he
shot and this time the charge ot
shot took effect in the girls back
1t is said that Culey went back in
to the house for more shells and ac-
cording to reports, when he re-enter-
ed the house his wife grabbed the
gun, and in the fight for it's posses
SION, the stock was torn from the
barrel. 1t is said, that Culey re-
tanned hold of the barrel, and with it
in his hands ran out of the house, and
hit the girl, who was PROSTATE on
the ground. over the head smashing
the skull.
Culey picked up the girls body,
went into the house with it and told
his wife that he had killed her. Word
was Immediately sent to Sheriff
Newell Bradford, who proceeded to
the scene and arrested Culey, who was
in the county Jail at Ithaca that
night.
Saturday morning Culey was TAX
en- into circuit court before Judge
Kelly S. Scarf, where. being found
guilty Of the crime. he was sentenced
to life Imprisonment at Marquette.
In less than twenty-four hours after
his crime, Culey was on his way to
Marquette in charge Of officers
The Culey's have lived near Middle
ton for years and it is said that the
family has been often engaged in
family disputes because Of the frey
temper of Culey.
The funeral Of the murdered girl
was held on Sunday from the Culey
home near Middleton
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-11-23

For many years Mr.. Moody had
been prominently connected with the
Gratiot County Agricultural society as
an official, for fourteen years was
the station agent at Forest Hill for
the Ann Arbor railroad, was Sur
day school teacher for nearly thirty
years continuously, was prominent in
township and county politics and in
1892 was member of the Michigan
Legislature, as representative for Gra-
tiot county. These were among the
<nost outstanding features of his life,
full Of usefulness TO the entire COM
munity in which he lived.
Few are the men VINO came into
Gratiot county in the early days and
rendered better service to the com
munity than did Mr.. Moody, as a
school teacher. Sunday school teach
cr. and general representative of those
things which work for more law
abiding citizenship.
Silas Moody was born in Chatham,
Medina county, Ohio. May 80. 1899.
and passed away in Forest Hill. Micl-
igan on Nov. IS, 1916. He was The
eldest of family Of seven brothers
and sisters, children of William and
Mira Moody
His father, William Moody. was
born Aug. %. 1910. in Bosquine. New
Hampshire. The original of the
Moodys came from England in the
year Of 1884, from whom the deceased
is of the eighth generation. William
Moody was Disciple preacher and
during his twenty-five years minis
try at Lafayette and Royalton, Ohio,
hC was necessarily away from home
about half Of the time. This left the
deceased with many responsibilities
in helping his mother carry ON The
work of the farm and the lifting of
these burdens probably helped to give
that stability of his character which
in later life was so much in evidence.
Silas Moody was married April 8.
81, IN the Congregational church at
Chatham, to Ellen Maria Clapp. The
children born to this happy union
were: Arthur Newton. George A.. Ira
c.. and Edith Carrie. Two of these.
George Moody of Park Lake and Ira
Moody Of Forest Hill survive.
Besides these sons and their wives
TO mourn their loss Mr. Moody leaves
six grandchildren. May +. Roberts,
Roy S Moody. Edith f. Fox, Eben and
Harold Moody children Of George
Moody. and William Moody. son Of Ira
Moody; also eight great grandchildren
and a large number Of very dear
friends.
Silas Moody was an entergetic and
aggressive citizen all of his life. N.
youth he rendered valuable service
ON the farm. At the age of seventeen
he attended high school IN Chatham,
Ohio. Then followed teaching In the
winter and farming in the summer.
April %, 1861 he and his faithful vii
came to Forest Hill. Here they
bought a wild 80" and the making Of
q home commenced.
Continued on page FOUR
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-11-23
BLOWS HIMSELF UP
Farmer Put Stick of Dynamite Under
Himself and Touched Fuse.

Daniel Sellers, a farmer living IN
Denver township, Isabella county,
killed himself in rather novel man
ner Sunday morning while his entire
family was asleep Sellers placed
stick OF dynamite under himself and
then lighted the fuse and waited for
the end
Sellers was sick with tuberculosis
and for several weeks had not been out
Of the house Early Sunday morning
be crawled out of bed and then crawl
cd out in the woodshed Here he OBJ
tanned the stick of dynamite, which
was to be used to blast stumps on the
farm. He went back into the house
and crawled out of his bedroom win
doN to the roof of the woodshed. Here
he attached the fuse to the dynamite,
lighted the fuse and then lay down Oh
the dynamite. He was blown to
pieces. An arm is said to have been
picked up about eight rods from the
house Little damage was done to the
house.
Sellers leaves seven children.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-11-23
REPUBLIC COMPANY
PURCHASES BUILDING
Little Giant Hay Press Building
is Sold by Board of Trade
TO Motor Truck Co.

The last reminder OF another Of
Alma's former industries joined the
others in memory only last week when
the Little Giant Hay Press building
on Michigan avenue was sold to the
Republic Motor Truck Company, Inc,
b. the Alma Board OF Trade
The building has been used for
sometime by the Republic Motor Truck
Company, Inc, and at different times
the company has made efforts TO pur-
chase the structure, but it was not un-
til last week that the Republic and
the Alma Board of Trade got together
on the deal. The consideration is
said TO have been $4,000
The present structure will be en-
tirely remodeled, or else torn down
and rebuilt by the Republic Motor
Truck Company, Inc, before very
long. The company is expected to
use this building, when fixed over for
either front axle plant or else
plant for the making of radiators.
The Little Giant Hay Press build
ing was put up about ten years ago,
when the company was organized. For
several years the company enjoyed a
good business, but with other presses
on the market. which under.
sold those made here, the business Of
the Alma company gradually went 10
pieces and of late years little or moth
ing has been done in this building.
until the Republic started using il
some months ago.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-11-23
PASTEU RIZED MILK
City May Have il il Council Takes
Needed Action.

A plan to give the city of Alma
pasteurized milk is being brought ul
by DR.. Carney, Alma's health officer
who has gone so far with the plan
that he feels that Alma people can
secure pasteurized milk AT eight cents
per quart.
DR.. Carney has studied the problem
a great deal of late months, has talk
cd it over with specialists, and with
farmers and feels sure that the city
can obtain all the milk that will be
needed with pasteurization. The city
consumes about 800 quarts of milk a
cay now. and some of the milk deal
ers it is said have a hard time sun
plying their customers.
DR.. Carney, who has taken the mat
ter up with various farmers around
Alma feels that more milk than that
can be obtained than is being Sc
cured now. Efforts in other direc-
tions have brought to light at least
one man willing TO undertake the pas
teurization who believes that il can
be sold for eight cents per quart, af-
ter pasteuiization. or for the same
price that it is being sold now. Under
the plan of DR.. Carney. milk from
cows owned in Alma by people part
~ dependent upon this source Of rev
orue, will be pasteurized at cost for
year.
The proposition will probably come
before the council at an early date,
as DR.. Carney is planning on asking
for an ordinance Those favoring
pasteurized milk should see their
councilmen
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-11-23
BOARD WILL NOT
PURCHASE LOTS
Proposed School Site in Elm
wood Sub Division is not
in School District.

The school board for the fractional
district Of Pine River and Arcadia, in
which the city of Alma is located, will
lot purchase the lots i'm the Elmwood
subdivision, which the district at q
recent meeting authorized the board
To buy.
The proprietors Of the Elmwood
subdivision had offered two lots free
Of all charge if the board would buy
the others needed for this purpose.
on four lots. 1t looked like "A good
proposition and a meeting Of the vot-
ers of the school district was called
and the need of securing a building
site for school was explained to the
voters of the district, with the result
that the board was authorized to make
the purchase.
1t has now been discovered that the
lots in the Elmwooa subdivision
which were to have been purchased
ard which the board was authorized
10 purchase, are not in the school
district, known as the fractional dis
4
that they are east of this district and
are in what is known as the Colburn
school district. Hence the board can
not make the purchase.
The district is badly in need of a
new school and just what will be
done in regard to a school site is not
known at present, but it is sure that
the board will use every effort to find
suitable site i'm the district where
the city is enjoying its most rapid
growth and which is farthest from
the present schools When a suitable
site is located another board meeting
will be called and something done, as
il is felt that new school will be a
necessity within very short time
The board at present has no site in
view, but is casting about for some
thing satisfactory.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-11-23
Stores Will be Open Every Night
Until Christmas.

Practically all of the stores Of the
city have decided to keep open every
night until Christmas, starting with
Monday night Of this coming week.
This will insure everyone a chance
to get into the stores and make their
Christmas purchases at almost any
time they care to go shopping, and
will be a great help to the working
men of the city who have only the
evenings in which to shop.
II has been the custom in past years
70 keep the stores open during the
Christmas shopping season and the
action on the part of the business
men this year is simply revival Of
this former custom II will give
everyone a chance to shop early.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-11-23
FERRIS CLUB MEETS

The regular meeting of the Ferris
Institute club was held November Is.
The business Of the club was first tax
en- up, after which Mr.. Paul Adle gave
very interesting talk. Miss Lora
Olds read a poem, written by a Fer
ris institute student, entitled. a Stu
dents Farwell." Games were played
and refreshments served. The Fer
risi' then departed. only to meet
AGAIN Monday evening. November p
at 1880 o'clock in the Methodist church
parlors. Every Ferris institute stu
dent in the city is requested and cor.
daily invited 70 be present al this
meeting.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-11-23
PIONEER CITIZEN
HAS PASSED AWAY
Silas Moody, Respected Res
ident of Gratiot County,
Died at Home Sunday.
WAS A FORMER LEGISLATOR
Settled in Gratiot County in 1861
and had Lived in the C0un-
~ Ever Since.

Sias Moody one Of Gratiot couu-
tvs pioneer citizens, and Il man know
Throughout; the county as q man Of
sterling worth, died az his home at
Forest Hill on Sunday at the age OF
II years. He had been i'll only "a short
time
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-11-23
MERCHANTS. PLEASE?

Once again the Alma Record
would like TO call the attention
of Alma's merchants to the fact
that to insure publication, ad-
vertisements must be in the
office on Wednesday noon. OF
late many have been putting
off their advertising until late
Wednesday afternoon and some
times Thursday morning. The
Alma Record must come out on
time. and in getting it out on
time we cannot give assurance
that advertisements that come
in late. will be used. If you
want an advertisement in the
Record please get II in early.
II will avoid having our man
call a dozen times and bothering
you, and as well as setting Us
back in our work. II will also
result IN your securing a bet
ter position In the paper and
better service.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-11-23
WILL STAY OPEN

ellers leaves seven children.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-28
PRISONERS FREED
IN 7. RS CRUSADE
Judge Warns Prominent Citizens
to Remedy Evils.

Oyster Bay, July 27.-The forty-six
citizens Of Oyster Bay who were served
with warrants Tuesday in Colonel
Roosevelt's crusade against the unsan-
itary conditions of the village ap-
peared in court tonight before Judge
Robert W. Duval, and on their promises
10 remedy the evils found on their
property were discharged.
Judge DUvsl, however, warned them
that If the matters complained of by
DR.. William j. Burns. the health Off
GER. were not remedied within two
weeks the offenders would again be
served with warrants and punished Sc
verely.
Sanitary conditions throughout tSe
village are improving rapidly. There
has only been one case of infantile
paralysis reported in the township in
the last twenty-four hours. The quar-
antine at the railroad station and auto
mobile roads leading into the village
has been made stricter. and no children
are permitted 10 enter or leave. Chief
of Police Jacob Werner tonight
stopped six automobiles which were
bringing children from New York and
ordered them back. John II. McKenna,
chief inspector, appointed by the Town
Board Tuesday to watch the railroad
station at Oyster Bay, to-day refused
TO permit fourteen New York children
10 leave the various trains on which
they travelled from the city.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-28
HOTEL HAS COMFORTS,
BUT NO PROFITS
Built by Government to Draw
Trade to Korea.

At Seoul we stepped off the train,
better and wiser people, according -
a writer in "The Christian Herald &"
But wonders were not at an end. The
train boy Chat Jack of all comforts
who does everything within human
power 10 make your train trip easy and
agreeable) lifted our suitcases from
the train. a porter hurried them out Of
the station. a chauffeur bundled them
and US into a siv cylinder motor car
and whirled us through the streets of
Seoul to the entrance of the finest hotel
in the Far East And this best hotel
of the East does not stand in some
great Europeanized port like Yokohama
or Shanghai, Hongkong or Manila. 1t
stands in the heart of the Hermit Land
Of Korea.
We looked about the great, beautiful,
vacant lobbies and corridors and then
We glanced over the register.
you DO not have many guests" we
commented.
"No." replied the clerk eve have
been open for only few months and
tourists don't know about us yet. But
even with full tourist trade we don't
expect 20 make the Chosen Hotel a
paying investment"
We looked our astonishment.
"The government railways" he ex-
planned. "built the hotel as a magnih-
cent advertisement TO attract tourists
70 Korea, a country which they have
formerly passed by"
New-York tribune., 1916-07-28

when patriotism takes q field day
form. who isn't glad to be a good
Americana"
This was the jubilant word given out
yesterday Mt the Active Service Depart
ment in the Seventy -hrst Regiment Ar
mory. where Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt,
chairman OF the forces. was delighted
at the enthusiasm shown by the public
for the National Guard field day TO be
given tomorrow at the Sheepshead Bay
Speedway.
II will be one Of the most brilliant
of sporting affairs and one of the most
patriotic Of appeals, since the S50O,O00
proceeds which arc confidently hoped
for as the net results OF the day will
go 70 the support of the guardsmen's
needy wives and children. Preparations
were completed yesterday and the pro-
grammes issued.
Great Human Flag.
A human flag as large as a city block,
dozens Of West Point cadets in drill,
hundreds of Boy Scouts. pretty girls,
society leaders, three big bands, two
aviation events, races between the fast
est two automobiles of America, motor
cycle and bicycle races, and walking
and running events, are among the
many attractions that will make the
National Guard field day notable.
The Bitten Benz, owned by Harry
Harkness, president of the Sheepshead
Bay Speedway, which holds the record
New-York tribune., 1916-07-28
JEWISH CHARITY
SOCIETIES UNITE
Score Join Federation TO
Combine Collections
and Stop Waste.

Following Chicago's example, score
Of Jewish charitable organizations or
ganized the Federation of Hebrew
Charities yesterday for greater coor-
dination. The plan was worked out
by a committee headed by Abram /.
Elkus, recently appointed Ambassador
to Turkey.
The federation. Of which Felix NJ.
Warburg will be president, announced
that ms a result of the amalgamation
it would be necessary no longer 20
resort to balls or bazaars TO obtain
revenue for the affiliated organiza-
tions. Other societies engaged in phil
anthropic work will be admitted and
the collection Of funds will be unified.
Ii is expected that 80 per cent moro
efficiency will be attained.
A joint collection agency is being
organized which will provide more
economical and more dignifed methods
of obtaining funds. Two billion dol
lars is the aim of the federation for
the work of its members, and unless
enough money is raised to insure the
plans success il will not become oper-
ative. At present each society solicits
funds for itself, and contributors are
beset by many appeals. Under the
new plan this will be eliminated and
each donor may submit in single
sum the amount he desires to give.
The societies which have joined the
movement thus far are:
Montefiore Home and Hospital for
Chronic Diseases, Mount Sinai Hos
pital, United Hebrew Charities, Asso-
citation for the Improved Instruction
of Deaf Mutes. Crippled Children's
East Side Free School, Dispensary and
Hospital for Deformities and Joint
Diseases, Educational Alliance, En-
manuel Sisterhood for Personal Ser
vice, Free Synagogue Social Service
Department, Hebrew Sheltering Guard
ian Society, Hebrew Technical lnsti-
tute, Hebrew Technical School for
Girls, Home for Hebrew Infants,
Jewish Protectory and Aid Society,
Joint Committee on tuberculosis, Leb-
anon Hospital Association, Santa
rum for Hebrew Children, Widowed
Mothers Fund Association, Young
Mems Hebrew Association and Young
Women's Hebrew Association.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-28
F. F. GUILD, PROSECUTOR
OF ESSEX, IS DEAD
Formerly Newark Editor and
District Judge.

Frederick F. Guild, prosecutor OF
Essex County and onetime editor OF
"The Newark Journal" died yesterday
ut his home, 495 Mount Prospect ave.
nuc, Newark.
Mr.. Guild was sixty-one years old.
IIo was son OF William B. Guild, .
we'll known criminal lawyer.
Mr.. Guild studied law in his fathers
Office and was admitted TO the bar in
1873. He built up n large practice in
civil cases. lie was appointed judge OF
the Second District Court. but resigned
after serving four wears Of his five-year
term in 1900 lie WIS for many years
president Of the Lawyers Club OF Essex
County.
Appointed by Mayor Haussling, Mr..
Guild served as member Of the New
ark Board Of Education from January
/, 1908, to February !, 1912. During
that time he was president Of the board.
In 1909 he was nominated as a mem
Der of the state Board Of Education,
but refused. he was appointed prose-
cutor in June 1914.
Mr.. Guild leaves wife and two
children.