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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-04-05
JULIA CLAUSSEN PRAISES MEH.
LIN GRAND

\ letter was received by Paul G..
Mehlin & Sons, 4 East 43rd street.
New York. from Julia Claussen of
Chicago, in praise of the Mehlin grand
piano. The letter reads as follows:
" 1t gives me great pleasure to state
that the Mehlin grand piano which
recently used for accompaniment at
my recital in jamestown, New York.
has beautiful tone which blends ex-
cellently with the human voice"
Alma people viii remember Julia
Claussen as the artist with the last
Redpath chautauqua.
The Alma Music store. Smith 4
Nancy, local representatives of Paul
G. Mehlin & Sons, will receive a spe-
cially selected Mehln grand this
week
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-04-05
LOCKED Up
Members of Alma College Glee Club
Get Taste of confinement

Some one took the JOY out of life,
claim the members of the Alma col
lcgc Glee club, and perhaps they are
right, a number of them having been
locked up, as result Of their spring
vacation trip.
No, it was not because of the fact
that they were such rotten singers
that they were pat under lock and
key. because one of the member, Har-
ole Lampman by name. rudely attack
ed Scarlet Fever, and was hoored as a
result.
Iampman was taken III at Niles,
Michigan, and the trip was immedi-
ately called of, and the members dis
pcrsed TO their homes. and to Alma.
A half dozen Of the young men visited
at Brainerd's hospital for few days.
while another half dozen found them
selves Gagged in their rooms at home.
Needless to say the club trip is off
foi the year.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-04-05
Who is the Silent Menace ?
LEAGUE ENTERTAINMENT

You will miss it if you do not at
tend the entertainment given in the
Methodist church Wednesday even
ing, April 1lth, at eight o'clock. The
best talent in the city has been secur-
ed for a program of music. both in
strumental and vocal. also of read
ings. A good time is promised TO all.
Admission Is and 25 cents. s5-lt-c
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-04-05
BUY OUT FIRM
Traverse City Men Buy Out BartIing
x Holmes

The firm of Bartling q Holmes.
which was located in the old Nelson
foundry block, has been purchased by
Chanson & Watson, Trave Sc City
ren, who are coming TO Alma TO go
into the manufacture of concrete
blocks on a wholesale scale
The Traverse City men are exper-
fenced in this line, in which they have
been engaged for some years and they
should prove able successors to the
retiring proprietors.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-04-05

The Ann Arbor railroad time tables
were changed the first of this week.
The times of the departure Of the
various trains from Alma will be
found below:
South-7:30 a. M; lO;1S "A. m;
1858 a. M; 6:13 p. m.
North-S:10 a M; 1920 p. m:
4:S5 p. M; 9:04 p. m.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-04-05
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

| have engaged s. E.Gardiner, MD,
of Mt. Pleasant, who for many years
has been making speciality of dis
eases Of the eye and of refraction
work, to spend the second and the
fourth Mondays Of each month in the
hospital, where shall he glad TO have
my friends see him when IN need Of
his services.
(7s-ly) In. BRAINERD, n. d.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-04-05
CLEANERS TO HAVE MEETING

The Gratiot county federation will
meet in Ithaca, Oh Tuesday, April
10th. starting at 10 o'clock a. m. A
basket dinner will be had at noon, and
the county lecturer will have a litera-
~ program for the afternoon ses-
sion.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Marvin Of De-
troit will be present and help make
the meeting successful.
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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-04-05
SCHOOLS GROWTH CONTINUES

The increase in the enrolment Of
the local public schools continues at
rapid rate. Superintendent Schultz
reported Tuesday that at the end Of
March the enrolment had reached
l,245, and at the end of Tuesday Of
this week, the first day following the
spring vacation, IL bad grown 70 l.
265.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-04-05

As the vote from the affected dis
tricts, the townships and the city
shows, there was practically no OPP
position to the measure, making AL
ma the largest city in this section in
point of territory within its bounds.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-04-05
OLDEST SUBSCRIBER

Mrs. +. A. Fisher, East Superior
street, the oldest subscriber Of the AL
ma Record, made her yearly appear
ance at the Alma Record Office this
week and renewed her subscription.
This is the thirty-sixth year that she
has subscribed to the Record. She is
one Of the many Record readers, who
once a reader is always reader.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-04-05
|. \. M'K|NNEy
IS AGAIN MAYOR
Given Majority of Almost
Half of the Total Vote
OF the City.
WRIGHT, STONE, JOHNSON WIN
Goodies Defeated Russell in Only
Upset in Wards-Carl Made
Wonderful Race.

Monday was gala day for the re-
publicans of Alma, who were out in
full force and in most instances had
things entirely their own way. Mayor
Ira II. Mckinney, seeking reelection
on the republican ticket, went into Of
fee. following the hottest campaign
in the history of Alma. and went IN
al the top of the biggest landslide
that the city has ever seen, his major
ity over P. W. Creaser having been
425.
The vote was also one of the heavi-
est that has ever been registered IN
Alma. Almost a thousand votes were
cast at the Monday election, this be-
ING lust few votes short of the pres
idential election last fall, when Alma
cast few over thousand votes and
set a record For a city election the
one Monday, however, had everything
else back off the boards.
It had never been considered that
Mckinney was in danger of defeat,
but the vote that was accorded him
was a surprise. even to the mayor,
who received about hundred more
votes than he had expected would be
given him.
The landslide TO Mckinney evident
IL helped the entire city ticket that
the republicans had up, and it also
aided in two of the wards. The
fight enabled the republicans TO grab
a couple offices that the democrats
were holding. one being a city office
and one a ward Office. In other cases
the republicans counted heavy ma
jority behind the Mckinney landslide.
The republicans again pulled the Of
nee of city treasurer from the dem
ocratS. G. V Wright following the
lead Of Mckinney walked into Office
with majority Of 407 votes over 4.
A Chick, this being perhaps the big
gest surprise Of the entire election,
close fight between these two having
been expected from the time that they
were nominated.
City Clerk Gallagher. democrat. had
nc opposition. The name of d. w.
Adams was written in once, and Gal
lagher had 407 votes to spare. No eff
fort OF any kind was made TO dslodge
HIM.
The biggest fight of the entire elec-
tion developed over the Office Of JUS
tice of the peace for the full term.
The republicans in convention left the
place open so that ID. L. Johnson, an
attorney, might be elected justice, but
later events proved to the republicans
that it would be unwise 10 leave the
place open and last Friday after the
ballots had been printed selected
George II Carl to make the run. With
the ballots printed, Carl had 10 run on
slips, and under handicap from the
start ne made a great fight, Johnson
winning by only six votes. The race
for justice for the short term, be-
tween a. II Stone and J. d. Sullivan,
democrat, went to the republican with
a 344 majority.
In the wards the republicans re-
elected all Of their candidates. In the
second ward Isaac Russell, supervi-
sor for six years, was defeated by
Fred Goodies. republican, and in the
fourth ward the democrats retained
their two offices. Holman and Lake be
ing reelected, supervisor and alder
man.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-04-05

Gods Country and the Woman
-Idlehour soon.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-04-05
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
TO Be REPUBLICAN
Defeat of Russell by Goodies in
Alma Gives Republicans
One Majority.
Emerson.

Following are the township results
the county:
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-04-05

Gods Country and the Woman
-Tdlehour soon.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-04-05
ANN ARBOR TINE CHANGES

DO you know pearl of the Army
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ace to tho efficiency Of the railroads
until some definite settlement is pro-
yided which Will bar any chance or
IN interruption Of tho public business.
The railroads are regulated by law
and their rates are under government
control This places the railway sys-
TENS In the class of public institutions
comfortable by the government, and
with this understanding. why should
the employees be exempted from regu-
latory measures that are applied with
out question to their employers? Con-
gress ought to provide method OF
fixing the wages Of the employees or
railroads, by arbitration or otherwise,
so that the existing menace they now
hold In their hands Is removed. And
the railroads should also be obligated
to accept settlements made IN this
way without dissent, II some solution
Of this character Is not effected there
can be no true adjustment Of the rail-
road situation, OF any promise of per
manent peace In transportation ad-
ministration.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-15
INCLUDE FILTRATION

AS the city council has determined
to launch a bond Issue for the ap-
prevail Of the voters, for the purpose
Of supplying some of the imperative
needs OF the city it would do we'll to
consider the propriety OF including
provisions for the installment OF an
effective filtration system.
Without question. the supply OF
clear and pure water Is one OF prime
Importance to the people Of this COM
munity. The filtration problem has
been discussed to exhaustion. Its need
is popularity recognized. The health
OF the people is contingent on the FUR
nishing of pure water. and the respon-
sibility for It's coming rests upon the
prompt action Of council
The present bond issue can we'll
carry with 1t a provision for the In
stallation Of the filtration system as
approved by City Engineer Cooke and
others who have spoken with author
itr on the matter. The opportunity Is
open to secure clear. healthful sup
ply of water, adaptable for all uses.
The proposed bond issue will not meet
with the appreciation of the voters II
council neglects to take the forward
step that should appeal TO it without
further urging.
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LOVE BESIDE THE FIRE.

The pride of autumn fades away on
wooded vale and hill.
Tho days arc growing grnycr and the
nights are growing chill:
Thcn. hey for home. and happy eyes ana
Joys that mover tire:
Well face the worst that winter brings
with love beside tho frc'
oh. sweet NJ youth tho sprinGtlme was
and fair were summers h0w"rs'
And gaily flowed Ihr paGeantry or all"
tumn's golden hours
With sadness from tn" hills We saw
their sun!il days retire.
But wintcr brings MS back again I" love
beside ihr frn'
So bolt the door against thr blast and
start the cheerful blaze.
And Let III sit sweetheart "t mine. and
talk NJ olden days.
or day. when FIRST you woke In mo the
dream OF young desire.
When vet hardly dared 10 hope Tor
lovo knsldo tho IRE
Denis a Mccarthy.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-15

America Is famous. amongst other
things. for It's hustle. but It IS open
to question If it really does hustle quite
as much as II thinks It does. A dis
tinsulshed visitor 10 this country. H
member Of the British house of pa
lament. recently gave il as his opinion
that American really are most leisure
~ people.
This is a very strhn7E statement TO
emanate from An Englishman. but he
was quite sincere in making IT, He as
serted that much OF what the. ordinary
American thinks Is hustle Is merely
hustle.
There can be little doubt that mere
hurry has become Il habit with many
Americans. II Is quite common Ia srr
people lodging frantiCally across n
street between moturCars and horses
only TO Sauuter leisurely UP the other
sidewalk.
Recently I saw a young man aliSht
from a trolley-car. run round In front or
IT, dodge. by an inch or two. col
lision with the elevated railway stand
ard. spring from under matl-truck
coming down al about forty miles All
hour. gain the sidewalk and proceed to
stroll quietly along for block before
no entered an. apartment house.
There Is another manifestation Of the
hurry habit that Is psychological. Any
ono who has done much business In
America must have noticed how diff
cult It is to got many Of the business
men 10 concentrate on the subject mat
ter Of the interview.
The writer has noticed this so often
that recently he decided TO try to shock
one Of his friends out Of the habit: so.
when he saw the signs. he said sudden
ly: For heavens sake give UP think
Ing about that important appointment
that you have not got and attend to
me-"
The absent-minded onn came back to
earth with a shock. laughed and ad-
United the charge. He had not any
thing else that demanded attention. hut
he could nor rid his mind Of the idea
that he had. This peculiar phase OF
the national habit is quite common. and.
indeed. seems to be growing 10 such
an extent that 1t Is hardly too much to
say that il Is becoming national trait.
The hurry habit has avery serious
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SHOULD THIS Be STOPPED?

being asked to assist In the gen.
eraI. campaign.
This organization has been sup.
ported by few friends up to tho
time Of the war. Shall this great
work be stopped?
The Associated Charities and
Social Service Federation and tho
tuberculosis sanltorIum require
funds at once for their malnten-
ar,ce, as their Income has been
stopped. It Is now up to tho poo
pie Of Wheeling to rally to tho
support Of these causes, or In ad-
dillon to tho distress that will be
the natural result Of the war, Iater
on we will have a great number
Of new cases Of poverty and DIS
tress that must DO handled With
out the skilled means now being
used.
A campaign for 100000 for
the Charities and the Sanitor'um
combined has been approved by
tho central committee, who no"
pass upon all campaigns FOR
money In this city.
This committee 10 composed OF
Mr.. w. p. Hubbard, ohaIrman; Mr..
Howard Aazlett, Mr.. Louis Aork-
heImer, Mr.. Goo. MathIson and Mr..
Richard Robinson. This commit.
too made. a thorough invSsti0a-
ton of the merits Of the PROPOSE.
ton before passing upon Il.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-15
THE DUTY OF THE DOLLARS

In the personal interest way Of man
ttesting our duty in this war Is the e1-
ercise to the limit OF our contributing
capacity to the financial needs Of the
government. You can be more rep
rehensible Stacker" in this respect
than in lodging military service. Mr..
Frank A. Vanderlip. president Of the
largest National bank Of the. country,
has gone into the service OF the gov
eminent for the war at the nominal
salary Of 81 a year. He Is the head
Of the War Savings Certificates, a
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proposition within the reach OF the
smallest purse. Besides his financial
gumption, he possesses great facul-
~ for making things plain to the
plain people. In recent statement
he said:
There are three things you can do
with a dollar" You can hoard II. In
vest II. or spend It. To hoard a dollar
is TO make II idle and unemployed. A
dollar which Is not working Is almost
rs much drain on society as an iole
man. A boarded dollar at this time
of war crisis is n Stacker. Still worse,
however, Is the dollar which is spent
for useless purpose. Such dollar
is an active factor to prevent our win
ming tho war. It Is traitor dollar be-
cause the labor OF men and women Is
employed nredlcSsly to make useless
things ut time when the government
needs that labor to make things that
AR, essential for our soldiers In winning
the war"
Those who have not yet contracted
the indispensable saving habit and the
habit Of giving or lending money, will
profit by these ringing "oTas' 1ue
strength Of our soldiers will be made
that much more efficient by the sup
port of our dollars. Don't be salts
fed with giving or subscribing once
and imagine you have fulfilled your
full duty. You must give and sub
scribe as long as you have anything
to offer. As has been pointed out, be-
fore we reach the end OF this fiscal
year there will be twenty billions OF
the enlisted dollars, and most Of them
volunteers. For the slackers and
hoarders and traitors there Is the pill
lory Of public opinion ready to teach
them the duty to their country, which
they seek to avoid.
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An organization with the follow

ing yearly record:
elpIno by food and clothing
and personal service 1920 fami-
lles7
Having a listed account Of over
$500 families, giving full record
OF their cases7
Dealing with over 800 unruly
Juven!Ies?
Giving free dental service to
from 800 to $50 children and In
structIng parents In free SANTA
ton?
Giving legal aid to many op-
pressed families and those who
have had unjust treatment7
Modifying and supplying milk
free to bottle fed babies, and CIV
Ing free nursing service, resulting
In saving many lives?
Employing two skilled nurses
on tubercuar cases and others Of
distress, resulting in improved
sanitation in homes, resulting In
the checking Of this disease?
This is some Of the workings OF
the Associated Charities and So
claI Service Federation that has
been given to the Wheeling peo-
pie. resulting In decreased taxa
tIon to the public, practically
eliminating house to house beg
aars. avoiding duplication Of CIV
ing, all Of which has been done
without the taxpayers Of Wheeling
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aspect in that il tends TO shorten the
Americans life even beyond the years
that he himself. by this means. cut OH
1t. This is how It comes Ia pass: In
America q man is expected to hustle SO
that he does his big work before he Is
thirty-five. or at most forty. II ne mas
not made good" by TINT time people
look askancc at him.
At nifty tho Ri Hon. John Burns WAS
"rioting" I'm Trafalgar square London
and was. If remember. imprisoned Tor
doing so. Nearly quarter OF n CEN
fury lntcr he was a British cabinet MN
lister for several years.
The nightmare that hangs over so
many men in this country that they
must do what they have 10 do within
about half the time allotted TO men or
other nations wherein to do the same
thing tends To produce much unncces-
Sary haste. mere hustle that never Is
translated even into hustle. let alone
speed and efficiency: but nevertheless IL
helps materially To break down the men
tai and physical tone of the nation and
is real danger.
In America il seems To be religion
with most men to strive strcnuously
for the big prize. which generally means
money, ana 10 nc OpSeSScu DS lIe lueo
that the prize must be won by time
when man should in reality be com
ing into some Of the hest years OF his
lffe-his actual prime between
forty and fifty.
In other countries. France for instance
one does not find this restless. wearing,
ncrve-racking struggle to do n certain
thing within certain time that in many
cases IL all too short for the accomplish
mcnt thereof. There, so long rs man
does not give up the fight. ne Is honor
cd and considered to have chance In
the great battle OF life. and innumerable
instances could he given where men
have achieved fame and fortune In Paris
at an age that would have branded them
as failures in this country.
Rodn struggled against adversely and
rIdiculc until half century had passed
over his head. Then he took place
that Is unique amongst modern sculp-
tors. and sent his name down TO imper-
ishahle fame.
Hustle. when necessary. Is good bus
tic. that is so often mistaken for 1t, Is
never so.
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Last winter the President demanded
as one OF the necessary conditions OF
the peace TO which. he could not then DO
q party an autonomous and Independent
Poland Now. in outlining the peace %
which the United States must be sigma
tory. he says that the Austro-Hunsarian
Empire must not be dlsmemtercd. Nhat
then becomes Of Austrian Poland?
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-15

e A London watch-importtng house do
ing a large business with Switzerland
has Just sent q circular to Its Swiss
clients proposing to pay them for orders
placed in 5 per cont British War>Loan
bonds. redeemable in years at lO-.
Well. II the Democrats ever got thnt
method Of trade adopted In the United
States they Will buy our own people out
OF their own Jobs with their own money.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-15
RAILROAD WAGE PROBLEM

There Is an angle Of the railroad
problem that should not be overlooked
BY Congress In any contemplated con-
troll it may assume over the transpor-
tation lines Of the country. and that Is
the question OF wages Of railroad en-
ployes. This will be constant men,
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hearchical system coming OUT through
in More to follow
Republican issues while the steWs
Everything will the boiling
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A measure has been introduced sub
hitting Congressman to the operations
OF the excess war profits tax. It Will
catch them for $1,000. but every little DIT
helps And why not tho Congressmen'
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-15

The greatest problem before the AM
crcan people Is the industrial iaoo!
problem. 1t received not one WORD 81
attention in the Presidents message %
Congress.
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Shopliters should avoid confoundinS
their practices with modern conserva-
ton Ideas 1t will save them lot Q.
trouble.
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And again we have the U-boat men,
ace not only checked but under absn-
lutte control That sounds good. but
wait.