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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-12-20
WRIGHT PARK
Action Suggests That Park May BE
Improved Soon

Wright Park, one of the finest wood
ed tracts to be found in any city, so
near To the heart Of the business sec
tion. may soon see Improvement, if
the action Of the council Tuesday
evening is carried through
Following a short discussion a mo-
tion was made by Alderman Ogden,
and supported by Alderman John
Chick, that the park board confer with
Mr.. l.. A. Sharp regarding the park,
and that it be looked over and that
the board mark all trees to be re-
moved.
The timber is so heavy in the park
that I is impossible to get good
lawn there. and il is believed that if
the action proposed is carried out
that the park may be greatly beaut-
hed, and made into far more at
tractive spot, more in keeping with
the name that il bears
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-12-20
FIRE IN CAFE
Blaze Cause Small Damage to Euro
pean Cafe Tuesday Morning

The Alma fire department was call
ed to the European Cafe on East Su-
porior street about the middle Of the
forenoon Tuesday. when blaze
started in the rear part of the cafe,
over the kitchen.
The fire was extnguished by the
department with a very small loss,
after little difficulty. 1t is esti-
mated that the loss will not be over
$4,000 to the building and cafe
1t is believed that the fire started
from the stove in the kitchen. The
small amount of damage done did not
force the cafe to close, meals con-
tinuing to be furnished as usual start
ing with the dinner Tuesday.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-12-20
THE WAR SAVINGS
STAMPS ON SALE
POStOfiices and Banks Are Hand
ling These Little Savers for
the Smaller Investors

Warsavings stamps, which are re-
puted to be the greatest little savings
device ever offered for the small in
vestor and the small wage Garner. are
new on sale at the banks and at the
post offices the country over The
many stores are also planning on
handling these little money savers.
and profit bringers.
AS near as can be ascertained the
banks of Gratiot county will be a unit
in acting with the post offices in the
sale of these stamps and the people
Of the county will be behind them.
The sale in Gratiot county is under
the direction Of Francis King and H.
NJ. Durham, and this must mean sales.
They don't ask Francis King nowadays
if he will act in such matters, they
just step right up and say your it,
go ahead and he does. IL means that
Gratiot county must come across and
that there is someone right at the top
end Of the committee, who is going
&c see that the people Of the county
do come across. Its habit that King
has.
One already hears of people who are
planning on saving by this method.
II doesn't take very much TO start.
Only a quarter to start with the
thrift stamps and if you have a little
more than a quarter to invest, just
step right up to your banker or the
stamp window at your postoffice and
purchase one of those war-savings GER
tifcate stamps at S4.l2, and start
drawing four per cent interest right
now.
IL is remarkable how these small
amounts count up, and il is still more
remarkable the great aid that the
millions of small investors will be to
Uncle Samuel this year in his efforts
TO lick the stuf'ens out of the Kaiser,
az "A result of your investment in his
small loans. The United States wants
two billion dollars out of these stamps
this year. That means your it, "Do
your bit" and we all "go over the
top" That is Uncle Sam gets the
money that he needs. Gratiot raises
its quota and you have the best kind
of an investment
The first Of the week the commit
IN sent out cards to all of the banks
of the county, which announce that
these banks have for sale the Thrift
and War savings stamps.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-12-20
A GOOD SUCCESS

The Presbyterian Aid society sale
al the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
G. Rhodes last Friday was great
success, both socially and financially.
The box supper held early in the even
ing was attended by about forty.
During the evening number
of musical selections were rendered
and various articles left from the
bazaar held during the day, were
auctioned off. The ladies report that
they cleared s141.57.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-12-20
INJURED At FACTORY

Frank Zaubaz. an employe of the
Alma plant of the Michigan Sugar
company, suffered a fractured leg
Wednesday afternoon when he fell
from ladder on which he was work
ing. He was taken TO Brainerd hos
pital for treatment.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-12-20
notice.!

On and after this date december
14) ] will be at my Office in the Month
gel Implement store, adjoining the
City Hall. for the purpose of collect
ing city taxes.
J. VI. MONTIGEL,
22-tf-c City Treasurer.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-12-20

The Red Cross room in the gas
company's Office here is open every
afternoon from p. m. until 6 p. m.
Everyone is invited to go there and
help fold gauze.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-12-20

Circulation counts-we have it.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-27
AinsWorth Star
In 'Trufflers''

Since Sydney Ainsworth's por-
trayal of Count Quinnox in Essa-
nays 1.-THE Prince of Graustark, !"
there has been a popular clamor
for more of him in pictures. The
clamor has been more than met in
the current Essanay feature, THE
Trufflers."
In Eccanay's adaptation of this
story by Samuel Merwin, which
was published in the Cosmopoli-
tan magazine, Mr.. Ainsworth ap-
pears in the best role Of his screen
career, and at the same time he
does the best work of his career.
He impersonates the Peter Ericsson
Mann of the story.
Mr.. Ainsworth is still a young
man, yet he has achieved a won
derful record not alone in the ST.
lent drama, but on the speaking
stage, beforehand. He is an ex-
ponent of Conway's dramatic
school, and made his stage debut
with Maude Adams in 1.-THE Little
Minister" After an extensive
Broadway appearance with Robert
Edeson in Soldiers of Fortune"
"strongheart" and Classmates"
he Joined Essanay's staff of stars
IN 1914
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-27
DETER'S cgG90.
fIFFLE *

Sam Huntington silvery toned announcer who will spiel at
smoker has reduced 80 pounds In
all his clothes hang him like
Anybodyd know Harry Young part
Meadow park
golf
major mogu hopes headline in the
sheet Why include the minors and amateurs while
about It?
Mount given Justice but has Paul
papers refused mention Pauls
months lifted
the Maybe Sam Wall helpedi
Tacoma isn't the only place where they have recall See
planning organize baseball team and
play policemen. Any home in that
look his again. We suggest that
fishermen who their favore Sun
for the first fishing the going to receive April Fool
The already about weeks late because
heavy rains and high Better wait month boys and play
Says Russ Hall. "There may be 10000 Leagues
the Sea- but thank Northwestern still above
water!"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-27
PLAY WITH A ''kICk"
is HERE THURSDAY

and gracious, plays the part of
Margaret Case, the typist, who
loves the unworthy man, pays for
her love with a prison sentence,
goes to a new country and marries
a true gentleman, who has 1t in
his power to make or break her
former lover. How she keeps her
secret, how the man is punished
and the climax of surprising situa-
tions makes the very best of dra-
matte telling.
Go and see "The House OF
Glass" You will like it. All the
parts are well handled by COM
petent artists. There's a "giggle'
here and there and your evening
will not be wasted.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-27
Girl Presents
Real Thriller

Vaudeville patrons who thrive
on thrillers will get their fill at
the Pantages this week In the act
of Ce-Dora, the girl in the golden
globe.
Riding a motorcycle inside a
steel globe that takes up more
than half the stage, this maiden
does loops-the-loop, spirals, up
side-down stunts and any number
of death-defying acts, while male
assistant stands in the center of
the circle, within q few inches of
the flying wheels. 1t is a unique
act and dangerous one.
Billy Small, former orchestra
leader at Pantages, returns as a
tramp violinist, and is scoring a
big hit. He is clever with his
fiddle"
George and Mae lie Fevre have
a handsomely costumed dance
feature. Will Rawls and Ella Won
Kaufman have company offering
of the old variety days style, re-
plete with good humor.
Bernardo changes his makeup SO
fast that It keeps his audience in
a fever of excitement. He plays
all the characters of a little COM
edy. The Oakland sisters wear
beautiful gowns and sing nicely.
Chapter 1 Of "Patria," the new
serial in which Mrs. Vernon Castle
Is appearing, is featured.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-27

Max MARGINS stirring drama
"The House of Glass" with Cohan
and Harris notable New York
cast and production, will be at the
Tacoma theater Thursday night.
This new play Is proclaimed one
Of the best of recent years and its
success has been a glowing one.
Regarding THE House OF
Glass" the Los Angeles American
said in part:
Billed as the biggest drama OF
modern times, 1t is all that 1t is
said of 1t, but is of the refined
melo-drama style, story with
"kick" in 1t.
Adelina O'Conner, pretty, sweet
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-27
Divided Her
FavOrs, Maybe

Geraldine Farrar went over to
Fort Lee the other day to see her
husband, Lou Tellegen, play a
very important scene. It is not
customary with Miss Farrar to
witness her husbands actions be-
fore the camera but in this partic-
ular case he was toying with a
huge Siberian wolf as an incident
to the action in the Famous Play
ers-Paramount picture, THE Long
Trail" 1t is not clearly stated
whether Miss Farrar came to cheer
on Lou Tellegen or the wolf.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-27
Lincoln Park
Notes Among the Athletes and
Students Of the Large
South Side School.

Tom Hunt, personal editor for
the Tahoma, is training every
night in the gym. He may be do
ing this to prepare for the distrib-
uting of his first issue.
Water polo players are turning
out twice q week. A game with
Stadium is expected soon.
Sam Skidmore came to school
all stiffened up Monday. He says
he was playing tennis. Some of
his friends have their doubts.
Claude Bremen says there Is a
great deal of chance in any kind
Of grating Che means with pota-
toes).
Carl Iffert says the way to get
rid of thistles is to blow them out
with dynamite.
Tom Holleque, one of the most
popular boys in school with the
fair sex, gave dance Friday aft
ernoon at Lincoln Dancing AGA
denny. He says he will give an
other in two weeks.
A large number of boys who
were anxious to see a girls track
meet were entertained by the Y.
w. G. A. at their headquarters
Friday evening.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-27

ptSCiO 10 q bIlClllilIC DOAtl,
his work for an entire year has
been devoted to giving boxing
lessons and scientific training.
Sullivan, who is an Irish-Portu-
guese of the old fighting school,
is a slugger. When a boxer and
q slugger get into the ring to-
gether, the fans usually see a
regular match, as the science of
the one prevents the bull strength
Of the other from doing any
damage.
Friends Of Steele believe that
he can win IL he will confine
himself strictly to boxing, and
not try to Dix with Sullivan in
Q smuggling contest.
Sullivan will not be any too
anxious to prolong the fight and
take chance on defeat, as he
81 matched with Eddie Campi,
one of the best lightweights in
America, at Seattle Friday night.
The semi-windup of tonight's
card will be between Pat Dorian,
the Seattle fireman, and Frank
Farmer of Tacoma. 1t is Dor
ian's first match since he went
on the road two years ago. 1t is
also. Farmers first bout since
inis marriage. Both men are
trained to the minute.
o
Frank Pete, the Wilkeson box
& who recently went to Seattle
40 get boxing instruction, will
fzneet Sammy Morris, the clever
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-27
Seattle Takes
Hockey Title

SEATTLE, March 27.-Playing
in the whirlwind manner that has
marked their game from the Sec
ond contest through three straight
games to victory, the Seattle ice
hockey crew last night annexed the
fourth and deciding game in the
play for the worlds championship
In the Arena, nine to one, from
the Canadiens of Montreal.
AS in the last three games the
far-famed Flying Frenchmen"
could do hut little against the fast
work of the locals. The contest
was even more one-sided than the
two that had gone before, which
Seattle won easily.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-27
Officers For
LAC. Elected

Harvey Galbraith was elected
president of the Lincoln A. @. last
night. other officers elected
we're: Ray Wiggens, v. P; John
Hunt, 6ecy.. and Jess Harger,
treas. Trustees elected were:
Carl Hedberg, Jacob Barth, o. B.
Olsen, H. B. Lamont, A. Davis and
L. Soklich. The club now has $40
in the treasury, $50 being made
from the last smoker.
The first of a series of dances
Of the club will be given the night
of April 10 in the Lincoln acad-
envy. The committee in charge
Of 1t il, John Hunt, Jacob Barth
and Leon Soklich.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-27

San Francisco boy. Al LupO,
Tacoma fighting newsie, will box
Stanley Clements of Vancouver,
former national amateur feather
weight title holder.
Mike Pete has been matched
with Lonnie Mcintosh, the Seat
tie boy who won the far western
featherweight title at the San
Francisco exposition. Jack Hart
ford, pride of the st. Leo's gym
nasium, will tackle an old-time
enemy in Sandy Carbone. These
boys have been working for a
month to get in perfect condition
for the battle. Ole Anderson of
the Ruston Athletic club and Val
Comstock of the Armory A. G..
will also meet.
Paul Steele is in better oondi-
tion than ever before, he says.
Critics who saw him 60 through
two fast rounds with AL Lupo
yesterday afternoon say that
Paul. has not only developed q
shifty change in his tactics, but
is demonstrating q new strength
in his left arm. Paul has worked
hard for the bout, and believes
that he will put Sullivan down
and out.
o O O
Joe Hill will referee all bouts.
Tom Armstrong will be timekeep-
err. and Sam Huntington will act
as announcer. The show starts
at 8:15.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-27
READY FOR
TITLE BOUT

Omitted Press Leased wire.)
NEW YORK, March 27.-The
wonderful ability Of Freddie
Welsh, the worlds lightweight
champion, to condition himself
and fight like a real champion
when he wants to, is the only thing
that keeps him from being on the
short end of betting, as his bout
with Benny Leonard, set for to-
morrow night approaches.
Leonard, with two bouts with
the champion already in his rec
ord, is doing better work with his
hands and feet than he ever did.
Both boxers have worked them
selves into superb condition.
When this Is said of Welsh II
means that a great fighting ma
chine Is ready for action.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-27
Meredith To
Be Aviator

PHILADELPHIA, March a.
Ted Meredith, famous University
Of Pennsylvania athlete and hold
er of the worlds half and quarter
mile records, has announced his
intention of entering the United
States army as an aviator. Mere
dith plans to organize Q Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania flying squad
ron. Don Lippincott, . former
sprinting champion, who took q
prominent part in the last Olympic
games, also plans to become an
aviator.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-27
More

Clever pitching by Ada Hark-
ness again won for the 10th A
girls indoor baseball team at Lin
coin Park high school yesterday
afternoon, in a game with the 9th
B girls. The final score was "a
to 4. The 10th A team Is now a
rival Of the senior girls for the
school title.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-27
Plan Season

Lochburn golf club women will
meet at the clubhouse Thursday
morning at 10 o'clock to make
plans for the coming season. Mrs.
Ray Mckinney, captain of the
women's team, has called the
meeting. Several Journeys, in
Guiding a women's city champion
ship match. are being arranged
for the coming year.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-27

A picture that takes the breath
qway--this is 100000 Leagues
ader the Sea-" at the Colonial
his week. Nothing like it has
ever been filmed before.
The difficulties to be overcome
n filming a story of the character
o Verne's classic can be imagin-
eG, and that these have been sue
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-27
} GOOD BALL PLAYERS
RECRUIT IN NAVY

O War recruiting is depicting
o the ranks Of the Tacoma ball
= players.
= Lloyd Pickert ana Steve
. Kollar, who played with Ed
. die Hickey's Narada club
. nine last season, Joined the
. navy yesterday and started
y for Bremerton this morning.
o They were my two best
o players, and / don't know
9 whether to organize q new
y team now or not" walls
. Hickey.
q q q q q g d q q q q g q & a
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-27


at the Apollo.
"Panthea" at the Apollo is {
photoplay of so many excellent
qualities that 10 see it once
scarcely satisfies. 1t creates a de-
sire to see it again, and there will
undoubtedly be many "repeaters'
during the engagement.
Norma Talmadge Is a stal
worthy of the magnificent setting
and the excellent story, full OF
powerful emotional situations is
admirably told. Beginning in
Russia, exciting events there are
quickly told, and the largest part
of the action of the play transpires
in London and Paris.
Norma Talmadge gives a great
Interpretation of a love-engrossed
wife who sacrifices herself for her
husbands success.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-27
Scraps
LAST NIGHTS MATCHES
IN AMERICAN CITIES

(UnIted Press Leased wire.)
RACINE, Wis, March 81. -
Matty McKew, Racine, defeated
Ray Maywurm, Milwaukee, in ten
rounds last night.
PEKIN, ILL.,, March 27..-Kid
Herman won decision from Jack
Douglas over the ten round circuit
here last night. 81
DENVER, Colo, March 81. -
Jack Britton, coast featherweight,
scored a virtual knockout over
Bobby Burns OF Dallas. In the
fourth round OF their scheduled
fifteen round mill last night. The
referee stopped the bout.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-27

There is no account in the Bible
of the origin of writing. Writing
Is first distinctly mentioned in the
14th verse of the 18th chapter of
Exodus.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-27
OH, MY! BILL
LIZARDS SORE


. SAN FRANCISCO, March
. 81. - Bill Leard waxed
. highly indignant the other
. day because Of a remark by
. Harry Wolverton of the
3 Seals, quoted in a local news
, paper, the tenor of which was
b that organized baseball might
8 just as we'll let down the bars
o to negroes il it is to permit
. Cinnamon to play.
. Think of that!" fairly
D Kissed the scrappy Leard.
. Think of 1t. Ayau is an
3 American-born, half-Chinese-
. half Hawaiian, has attended
o American schools and speaks
O English almost as well as /
9 do. And Wolverton has on
o his San Francisco club Jacin-
9 to Calvo, a Cuban who butch
. ers the American lingo.
9 There's one for the book"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-27
Il is reported that members of the

Il is reported that members Of the
old Eastern Monarch baseball
team are reorganizing and are
going to give some of the new
teams some hard battles as soon
as the weather permits. All
members of the team will be As
years of age or more. They
said last night that they would
make any of the young chaps
step some when they get to 60
ing. They promise to let us hear
more from them in the near fu-
ture.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-27
Togo Smith, popular Indian pitch.

er, will not pitch around Taco
ma this season. He is leaving
town but refuses to say where
he is going. 1t is believed he 10
on his way to Portland to pitch
for one of the fast semi-pro
teams there.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-27
Jimmy Panatonia. of the stable OF

Jimmy PanatOnia, of the stable OF
boxers managed by Eddie Earl,
will be out of the figAL game
for some time. He is going to
the hospital soon to have an OPP
Grafton on his nose. A frac-
tured bone, which has been Civ
ing him considerable annoyance
of late, will be removed. Man.
ager Karl has Cancelled all of his
engagements for this season,
but says his man will be ready
to again enter the squared arena
next year.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-27

Allen Browne is sure sweet on thae
new catcher of the Majesticss
lie has been patting Manager
Fowler on the back ever since
he signed him and says that the
new member sure looks like the
goods.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-27

cessfully surmounted reflects great
credit upon the producers.
The sinking of the ship by q
torpedo, the terrific combat be-
tween Captain Memo and the devil
fish, and the funeral on the bot
tom of the ocean are features that
will live in the memory.
10000 Leagues Under the
Sea" remains at the Colonial all
| week.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-27

We have a bunch Paul Steele II
going to give that Californian .
good run for his money tonight.
Paul is in the condition of his
life and says he feels that he
can hold his own with anyone in
his class.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-27
The Yeomen A. G. defeated the

Bates-Federals on the Logan
grounds Sunday by a score of A
to 0. Hootch Radke held the
BE-. boys at his mercy, allow
ing only two hits throughout
the contest. He struck out IA.
Shager and Radke did the stick
work for the Yeomen, while
Brown made some hair-raising
catches In left field. Score:
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-27

Jack Farrell, one of the city's best
semi-pro catchers, is still free
agent. He has been offered
several contracts but declares
there is plenty of time yet. Jack
likes to look over the lineup be-
fore he agrees to play with a
team. When he finds a team
that suits him and they need a
good backstop Jack says he.will
put his signature on a contract.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-27

Dave Bales has Just received the
new equipment for his trailer
and will be ready OF take the
Majestic baseball team members
out any Sunday. He expects to
accompany the team on all trips.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-27

Radke and P. Shager; Peter
son, Hystand and Harlow. UNI
pire--Art Nelson.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-27

The Times booking agency now
has so members. We shall try
and keep each team supplied
with games this season. New
teams are joining daily. If your
team Is not listed, call Main II
and get on the lists.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-27

A headline in Sunday sport paper
says wife of logger who
boxes with Dorian Tuesday
night helps keep husband in
shape" We wonder who Is
matched with Dorian-the log.
ger or his wife?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-27

Two new faces who will he seen
In the Majestic baseball lineup
are Jensen and Marty Foley.
Both are fast semi-pros of ex-
perience.